Born in 1861 – James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, inventor of basketball.

Born in 1952 – Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster.

“John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!”

Born in 1887 – L.S. Lowry, English painter and illustrator.

Above: The Derelict House, 1952.

Born in 1945 – Henry Winkler, American actor.

Above: Winkler as Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli.

Previously: Louis Malle 

Born in 1858 – Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate.

“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

Born in 1954 – Ang Lee, Taiwanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter.

Above: Kevin Kline and Christina Ricci in Lee’s film, The Ice Storm.

Born in 1882 – N. C. Wyeth, American painter and illustrator.

Above: Wyeth illustration for Treasure Island.

Born in 1917 – Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader.

Born in 1890 – Paul Strand, American photographer and director.

Above: Strand’s 1953 photograph, The Family, Luzzara, Italy.

Published in 1952: Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White, with illustrations by Garth Williams.

Previously: Friedrich Nietzsche